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Dodgy American accents

March 24, 2007

In Manchester at the moment there is a strange accent. It veers from “Are You Talkin’ To Me?” De Niro style - to Betty Boop American. I’m talking about dodgy American accents on stage. Barbara Marten’s Martha in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf is more Bronx than anything and slightly distracting. David Fleeshman’s Willy Loman in Death Of A Salesman veers in and out of American. But the prize for the worst must go to Claire Sweeney in Guys and Dolls, currently on tour. Her Miss Adelaide grates as she is Lyndsey Corkhill at times and Betty Boop at others.

The best American accent in the North West is Jennifer Lee Jellicorse in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two at the Library Theatre. Her accent is impeccable. Why? Well, she is an American and it’s refreshing to hear after so many bad attempts. Catch Jennifer until 14th April. www.librarytheatre.com

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